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Even before Max Scherzer, Bryce Harper and the rest of the ramped-up Washington Nationals hit the field for their first full-squad workout at spring training, they got the message. There it was, printed across the top of a practice schedule posted in the clubhouse at Space Coast Stadium. Simple and direct, from manager Matt Williams. "The road to the World Series begins today." A challenge? A prediction? A statement? Or, perhaps, a rally cry from Wrigley Field to Fenway Park. Because as Major League Baseball launches speed-up rules this year to cut the length of games, a lot of teams are on the clock. Throw in the return of Alex Rodriguez from a drug suspension, the possible...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The Giants are officially in worry mode regarding outfielder Angel Pagan. The 33-year-old Pagan, who hasn't played since Saturday and had to be scratched from the lineup for three straight days, had a pain-killing injection to...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Hunter Pence is baseball's foremost optimist. But he's also a realist. From the moment an inside fastball struck him in the sixth inning Thursday, Pence feared he had sustained a fractured left forearm. X-rays confirmed as much,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Boston bills Fenway Park as the "most beloved ballpark in baseball" while the Cubs marketed Wrigley Field this year as the "party of the century."
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